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Month: May 2018

Reuben Foster ‘s misdemeanor marijuana charge stemming from his arrest in January has been dropped, Tuscaloosa (Alabama) County District Attorney Hays Webb told NFL.com on Friday.
Foster’s case was dismissed after the San Francisco 49ers linebacker successfully completed a diversion program that included education and periodic drug testing, Webb said. He also paid court fees and a $100 bond amount.

The development comes two days after a judge in California dismissed felony domestic violence charges against Foster from a separate incident in February. He’s still facing a misdemeanor weapons charge in that case.

Here’s where the data gets kooky: Keenum didn’t throw past the sticks often, but his third-down conversion rate of 46.3 percent ranked fifth in the NFL. So somehow Keenum’s short passes got results.

I would personally like to thank everyone for their kind words and prayers as Athens-Clarke County Police Department worked very hard to identify the individual responsible for this, Smith said in the video message. It was definitely huge. I would also like to thank many of you that spread information on various social media outlets.

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Before 1888, tackling below the waist was illegal. Before 1906, the neutral zone did not exist, and teams needed five yards (not 10) to earn a first down. Until 1909, a field goal was worth four points, and until 1912, a touchdown was worth five.

In 1933, the NFL legalized the forward pass from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. In 1943, the league mandated the use of helmets. In 1950, unlimited free substitution opened the door for position specialization. Until 1951, offensive linemen were eligible to catch forward passes. In 1955, ball carriers began being deemed down if they touched the ground with any part of their bodies except hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent.

After dealing with a contract dispute of his own in recent years, the Steelers wide receiver encouraged running back Le’Veon Bell to consider the repercussions of sitting out in anger.

“We all know Le’Veon is a competitor and is highly conditioned, always taking care of his body and putting himself in high condition,” Brown said. “The one thing about Le’Veon that makes him special, he takes his game seriously.

“It’s never a question or doubt about his game, is he physically ready? I know when he walks in the building, whenever he shows up, you know what you’re going to get — you’re going to get a guy who’s ready to take 400 to 500 carries, a guy who’s willing to run and catch the ball, a guy who can do it all.”

Williams, reduced to just 10 games due to lingering injuries, thinks he can use last season’s disappointment to reach his full potential.

“It is what it is,” Williams said, via espn.com. “Even when you’re doing good, you’re going to have haters. Haters are going to hate. Somebody has to hate on you to keep you going. So I appreciate all the haters. But Mike Williams is going to be on top next year, and they’re going to be on the bandwagon. So we are going to take it like that.”

After missing so much time early last season with back and hamstring injuries, Williams feels like a full offseason will help quarterback Philip Rivers gain confidence in him.

“I missed a lot of games, that was the main thing,” Williams said. “I missed camp and I missed the first four games. How can a quarterback get any rhythm with a receiver who missed all of camp and that many games?

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In a normal quarterback competition, the veteran journeyman opens camp as the starter, while the hotshot rookie takes second-string reps and gets mentored. The rookie then slowly erodes the veteran’s hold on the starting job by impressing in seven-on-seven drills, scrimmages and in mop-up duty in the first preseason game. Then the head coach surprises everyone by announcing that the rookie will start the second preseason game. (It happens constantly, but we always act surprised.) A solid start propels the rookie into the starting lineup. A bad game? Well, that’s why the journeyman earns eight figures.

He did some amazing things, Aaron Rodgers recently told the Greenville News regarding Watson, via the Texans’ official website. Obviously he’s extremely gifted athletically and can throw all over the field. That gives him a lot of different weapons to use in that offense.

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As he’ll find out, the second year is maybe the toughest year for a quarterback because you have an entire offseason for teams 鈥?especially teams in your division 鈥?to study you, Rodgers said. It makes things a little harder. I played pretty decent my first year and came back in ’09 and was seeing some different looks because there’s a lot more film on you.

Rodgers is right. As defenses learn more about the things that a player likes to do, defenses figure out how to take those things away, and to force the player to do things that maybe he doesn’t want to do.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida Gators linebacker Scot Brantley has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
If they were sitting in front of me, I’d say, ‘You’re a liar, because this is a legitimate claim,’ Mary said. And I’m sure there are many other people who have been denied.

deny until you die. That’s what the players think the NFL is doing and has done. And that’s what they think has happened to the many friends that they have and loved that are gone.

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In addition to his battle with Alzheimer’s, he suffered two strokes in 2008, losing nearly all of his sight in his left eye. He underwent heart surgery to repair damage from the strokes.

Now the question is how the hedge fund billionaire from Pittsburgh will change the culture that led Richardson, under investigation by the league for alleged sexual and workplace misconduct, to sell the team he bought for $140 million for a record $2.275 billion.

I don’t know exactly what’s there, because I haven’t been there, Tepper said shortly after being introduced by commissioner Roger Goodell at the league’s spring meetings. For me to exactly speak about that, exactly what I am going to do, it’s almost impossible.

Tepper, meanwhile, was limited in what Allen Iverson Jersey he could say because he won’t be in charge until the sale is completed in July, at which time sources have told ESPN the league will announce the findings of the investigation into Richardson.

Tuesday’s approval just put Tepper, 60, one step closer to taking over the team that far surpassed the then-NFL record $1.4 billion Buffalo Bills sold for in 2014.

Until the sale is official, Tepper will use his lack of knowledge to defuse questions about potential change.

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden got his hands dirty, taking over laundry duties to help out some moms on Mother’s Day.
The Raiders, partnering with Tide, released a short video (which you can watch here) showing Gruden grinding on some laundry on this special day.

Well, you gotta take care of mom, because she’s irreplaceable, Gruden said at the start of the video. And you get a chance once a year to really show your true appreciation. It’s important.

Limited Mens Phil Niekro Jersey The NFL has ventured into the United Kingdom with a handful of games there per year. There are still plenty of obstacles that make a team’s relocation overseas unlikely. But the legalization of gambling could help the league establish an increased Sam Acho Authentic Jersey international presence without exporting more games to the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

In an increasingly interactive world, the NFL stands to profit from fans who are more interested in every detail of the happenings during a game. Just don’t expect the NFL to officially sanction those activities any time soon.

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We’ll just have to wait and see, but like I said, I’m just going to do everything I can. I have high aspirations and confidence in myself and my abilities.

He will have a few things working in his favor, and the list starts with Manning. If Giants fans needed another reason to appreciate their longtime starter, they needed only to look at the situation unfolding in Pittsburgh as Manning’s 2004 draft classmate Ben Roethlisberger confronts his likely replacement.

The Steelers took Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph in the third round, and Roethlisberger practically promised to hidden the rookie’s playbook in interviews that followed. This, remember, is the same Roethlisberger who has hinted that his retirement is coming sooner than later.

But just before Boone was named manager, Kevin Reese, the Yankees’ vice president of player development, called Pedrique, who hadn’t yet heard from the team about his future.

The Democratic trajectory right now is more uncertain than it has been since I started in politics in the ’80s, said Simon Rosenberg, a longtime Democratic strategist at NDN, a think tank.

And I think no one has a leg up.

The questions are big ones — of style and policy — that can only be answered in the story told by the candidate who eventually captures the party’s imagination.

Some promote a vision of a youthful future, while others speak of their own wizened experience. Some use the language of the private sector, while others have begun to promote guaranteeing public-sector jobs for all unemployed Americans. Some speak of class as the defining American divide, while others ­focus first on racial and gender inequality. Some are brawlers ready to take on Trump, while others pose as healers to call the country back to better angels.

They have begun to grapple with the sense that Trump’s presence has erased all of the old rules, even for Democrats, and that the party should consider looking outside the standard roster of governors and senators — perhaps to a business executive-entertainer like Oprah Winfrey, who has so far resisted calls for her to run, or a mayor.

The New Orleans Saints have a hole at the running back position with Mark Ingram facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Anchored by Ingram and Kamara, the Saints ‘ ground attack finished the 2017 season ranked fifth in the league, averaging 129.4 yards per game.

In the meantime, Ingram will weigh options once the arbitrator’s written opinion on the appeal is released, which is scheduled on or about Wednesday, May 16.

As it stands, the Saints will be without Ingram for games against the Buccaneers, Browns, Falcons and Giants to start the 2018 regular season. Ingram, however, is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.

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Smith, the Bears ‘ first-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, reported the theft late Saturday night and numerous items, including a team-issued iPad, were taken from his 2018 BMW X5. The Bears on Tuesday told NFL.com that the iPad was wiped clean remotely, which resulted in no compromise of team information.

The other items of note reported stolen included Smith’s Rose Bowl and national championship game jerseys, a 2017 University of Georgia football helmet, a Georgia Athlete of the Year trophy, four pairs of Bose headphones, a Bose Bluetooth speaker, two watches (Michael Kors and KYBOE), a pair of Costa sunglasses and a pair of Nike athletic shoes.

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz said this week that he’s really confident that he’ll be ready to play in the first week of the regular season, but coach Doug Pederson wasn’t interested in naming a specific date he hopes to see Wentz back in action when discussing the quarterback’s knee rehab on Friday.
In the two days since word emerged that Lions coach Matt Patricia faced an indictment 22 years ago for aggravated sexual assault, some have argued that Patricia should have volunteered the information to the Lions in connection with the process that resulted in Patricia being hired.

Jackson, who played at LSU, was selected with the 55th overall choice. In 2017, he posted 51 tackles, 10 pass breakups, one interception and one sack.

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Haynes, a Mississippi product, was selected with the 136th overall choice. He ranks as the Rebels’ modern-era career sacks leader with 32.0.

Carter was selected by Carolina with the 161st overall pick. In his final three years at Maryland, Carter started all 37 games and led the Terrapins in tackles in each of the seasons.

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But it would amount to losing Cousins — and Buddy Hield, and last year’s first-round pick — for not very much. That hurts. The midlevel is more likely to land a bench guy who doesn’t move the needle than an impactful starter.

The Titans have agreed to terms with safety Dane Cruikshank and quarterback Luke Falk, the team announced Thursday.
Tennessee drafted Cruikshank at pick No. 152 in the fifth round.

Chris Ballard stays in state for his offense, giving the Colts the draft’s most dominant offensive lineman. Indianapolis needs an athletic guard with some mauling ability to keep improving its run-blocking. Nelson also is a smooth pass protector who will make a big difference from Day 1.

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The Bears appropriately go for the Butkus Award winner, both a classic position and a need for them. Smith is a rangy, read-and-react player who will be a force against the run immediately. He also has the speed and quickness to develop into a good cover man.

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The Maryland product is 6 feet and 210 pounds, and he exploded for 80 receptions, 1,033 yards and eight scores last season. He’s a quick and tough receiver, who crushed it at the combine, which included a 4.42-second 40-yard dash.

If he does fall outside the top five, look for a few teams to reach out to the Colts for a trade to get him. One team to watch is the Dolphins. The Buccaneers also would gladly take Barkley with the seventh overall pick.

Beyond the Colts, the 49ers are the most likely to trade back in the draft. Teams looking to trade up for Denzel Ward, Roquan Smith or Minkah Fitzpatrick could call San Francisco. Players the 49ers might target if they move down include Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and UCLA offensive tackle Kolton Miller.

Robinson Chirinos (R), 8 percent, Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays (RHP Jacob Faria): Faria is better at home but has allowed a .444 slugging percentage to right-handed bats, making that his weaker split in his short career. Chirinos might be shaking off his slow start to 2018 with two homers in his past three starts. Despite his weak plate discipline against righties last season, he left the yard six times in just 71 at-bats against them.

Yuli Gurriel (R), 47.4 percent, Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners (RHP Mike Leake): All other Astros are too popular to recommend against the hittable, strike-zone-peppering Leake. Still, here’s a reminder to pick up the returning Gurriel, who boasted a reverse split in 2017, smashing righties with a .317/.344/.521 slash and a .363 wOBA.

Thomas isn’t as big of a bust as most on this list, as he did provide the Jets four years of service. But given his hype coming out of college and the fact that the Jets gave him their sacred No. 32 jersey as an assumed star, he was a major disappointment. Thomas split carries with other New York backs for the majority of his tenure. He ended up scoring just five touchdowns in four seasons with the Jets.

A Heisman Trophy winner and with big college numbers, Ware joined fellow Heisman winner Barry Sanders in Detroit for what the Lions thought would be a winning duo in the offensive backfield. But Ware simply couldn’t cut it as an NFL quarterback. He ended up starting just six games in four seasons with the Lions.
Mandarich wasn’t the first highly-drafted tackle to fail with his first team, and he won’t be the last. But the next three picks after Green Bay took him at No. 2 — Barry Sanders (Detroit), Derrick Thomas (Kansas City) and Deion Sanders (Atlanta) — all became Hall of Famers. Barry Sanders falling to the division-rival Lions, particularly, has to haunt the Packers when they think about the ’89 draft.